Taking things slowly.

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I'm 19 years old, but working & paying my way through college. At the rate I can afford, I will probably be 26 before i graduate. I'm looking to stay away from student loans until I have an AA.
Two questions.
1-Do medical schools look down on students who take school at such a slow pace?
2-How do medical schools feel about County College?
Thanks.

 

[NTF]

I'm 19 years old, but working & paying my way through college. At the rate I can afford, I will probably be 26 before i graduate. I'm looking to stay away from student loans until I have an AA.
Two questions.
1-Do medical schools look down on students who take school at such a slow pace?
2-How do medical schools feel about County College?
Thanks.

You know, it's so early for you I wouldn't worry about specifics. Just do well. That'll keep many doors open to you including med school.

 

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You know, it's so early for you I wouldn't worry about specifics. Just do well. That'll keep many doors open to you including med school.

I just want to know how wise this actually is....if medical schools will raise questions about the 6-8 years it took me to complete my B.A., or the fact that I received my A.A. from a community college, I might be better off working part time & starting the student loans process a bit earlier.
Also, is there anyone who can post their experience in putting themselves through Undergrad & Med school?

 

[Mister T]

I'm 19 years old, but working & paying my way through college. At the rate I can afford, I will probably be 26 before i graduate. I'm looking to stay away from student loans until I have an AA.
Two questions.
1-Do medical schools look down on students who take school at such a slow pace?
2-How do medical schools feel about County College?
Thanks.

Eh, there's nothing with taking things slowly but your logic with working I assume full time while going to school with low credits doesn't make financial sense in the long run. Though I admire your earnest in not collecting debt, student debt is one of those things, especially if you're going into the health sector, where a little isn't bad at all and can actually be a good thing if you pay it off with a credit card per month and establish credit. Just don't wrack up over $15,000 by the time you graduate though and you'll be more than fine.

Government-subsidized loans are low interest, and if you're really that poor, you'd qualify for some subsidized Stafford Loans or some Perkins even. Subsidized Stafford loans as you know don't accrue interest until you graduate from college so it's basically free money.

So there's no real reason why it would take you 5-6 years to graduate from undergrad. I mean you could take 12 credits a semester which is just being in class 12 hours and still have the rest of the week off to recover/relax/work part time/whatever.

Also, there' snothing wrong with taking classes from a community college for your pre-reqs and in fact I would recommend it. There's no tangible benefit with going to an expensive private college, and adcoms look more closely at GPA than where you went. And keep in mind, they will fall in love with you if you're not a science major (no joke). They show no love to science people these days because apparently nonscience people are "cooler" or more people friendly or some stupid bull**** like that. Whatever.

However, you will have to transfer out to a 4 year regular state university/private that gives you lots of money so you can finish your B.S. or B.A. (do whichever you prefer it honestly doesn't really matter).

And if you want the easy road as it sounds like you want, do NOT major in biology, but something easy schmeazy.

That is all you need to know, and remember, don't be an idiot and think that you need to work full time. So many *******es have tried that and have ruined their GPAs and in many cases their lives by ruining their GPAs that way.

Oh yeah, and get old exams for each class you're going to take over the next 4 years (seriously don't take 6 years to get your degree that is just ******ed). Professors are lazy and don't change **** up too much and even if they do you'll get an idea of what they will test on. Network like crazy though for this and you'll save time and avoid frustration over professor douchebaggery.

Best of luck,
T

 

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Eh, there's nothing with taking things slowly but your logic with working I assume full time while going to school with low credits doesn't make financial sense in the long run. Though I admire your earnest in not collecting debt, student debt is one of those things, especially if you're going into the health sector, where a little isn't bad at all and can actually be a good thing if you pay it off with a credit card per month and establish credit. Just don't wrack up over $15,000 by the time you graduate though and you'll be more than fine.

Government-subsidized loans are low interest, and if you're really that poor, you'd qualify for some subsidized Stafford Loans or some Perkins even. Subsidized Stafford loans as you know don't accrue interest until you graduate from college so it's basically free money.

So there's no real reason why it would take you 5-6 years to graduate from undergrad. I mean you could take 12 credits a semester which is just being in class 12 hours and still have the rest of the week off to recover/relax/work part time/whatever.

Also, there' snothing wrong with taking classes from a community college for your pre-reqs and in fact I would recommend it. There's no tangible benefit with going to an expensive private college, and adcoms look more closely at GPA than where you went. And keep in mind, they will fall in love with you if you're not a science major (no joke). They show no love to science people these days because apparently nonscience people are "cooler" or more people friendly or some stupid bull**** like that. Whatever.

However, you will have to transfer out to a 4 year regular state university/private that gives you lots of money so you can finish your B.S. or B.A. (do whichever you prefer it honestly doesn't really matter).

And if you want the easy road as it sounds like you want, do NOT major in biology, but something easy schmeazy.

That is all you need to know, and remember, don't be an idiot and think that you need to work full time. So many *******es have tried that and have ruined their GPAs and in many cases their lives by ruining their GPAs that way.

Oh yeah, and get old exams for each class you're going to take over the next 4 years (seriously don't take 6 years to get your degree that is just ******ed). Professors are lazy and don't change **** up too much and even if they do you'll get an idea of what they will test on. Network like crazy though for this and you'll save time and avoid frustration over professor douchebaggery.

Best of luck,
T

My easiest subject is English & I can pull a pretty high GPA with English as a major. How would that stack up against a B.A. in Biology with a lower GPA?

 

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Major doesn't matter, other than you'd better be interested in what you're studying. Biology majors have among the lowest acceptance rate to medical school (likely skewed by the volume of Bio majors applying). GPA and MCAT are the most important objective factors in your app really.

 

[Mister T]

My easiest subject is English & I can pull a pretty high GPA with English as a major. How would that stack up against a B.A. in Biology with a lower GPA?

I don't know. What comes easy for you may come difficult for me and vice versa.

Just stay away from biology or biochem or chemistry unless you know deep down you have a deep passion for chemistry or memorizing stupit **** that the professor wants.

Honestly, if it were me, I know that English is my "weak" subject --- meaning I don't like reading 300 or 400 level boring ass dry textbooks about how 1700s men like to eat toast with pancake syrup, and I would just not end up studying for it.

If you want the easy way in (which I recommend if you don't want bull****), major in something easy like sociology or communications. But it really depends at what school you go to, your interest level in the subject, how dedicated youa re in getting As, obtaining old exams, and figuring out how the professor grades for each class.

Just don't take classes that will give you lower than A.

And don't be a science major, it will only hurt you --- because admission committees will tell you you're an idiot and that you're not as smart as the Phys. Ed major with a 4.0. That's just how it works son.